AGUACYCLE
Latin America & Caribbean

St. Kitts and Nevis

Capital: Basseterre · High income · Pop. 46,843

Safely managed drinking water
Safely managed sanitation
514
m³ freshwater / person / yr
51%
Water stress · Medium

Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)

St. Kitts and Nevis has about 514 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 51% of those internal resources annually (medium water stress).

Agriculture accounts for about 1% of St. Kitts and Nevis's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.

Common questions

How many people in St. Kitts and Nevis have safe drinking water?

Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for St. Kitts and Nevis; basic-service estimates may exist.

Does St. Kitts and Nevis have enough freshwater?

St. Kitts and Nevis has roughly 514 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 51% of it annually (medium stress).

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